St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital Receives TMF Hospital Quality Improvement Award

Bryan, TX, February 19, 2019—CHI St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital earned the TMF Hospital Quality Improvement Bronze Award for undertaking quality initiatives to improve outcomes in patient care and improve its performance on specific national quality measures. Sponsored by the TMF^® Health Quality Institute and hospital associations in several states, the award recognizes hospitals in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. Established in 2004, the award is a non-competitive recognition program designed to identify exemplary outcomes achieved by hospitals. The 2018 TMF Hospital Quality Improvement Award program is based on achievements in 2016-17. Our hospitals performed quality initiatives aimed at improving outcomes in patient care. To earn bronze status, Regional Hospital reported at least one measure set for Inpatient Quality Reporting and Outpatient Quality Reporting programs and attained a 10-percent improvement in readmissions or a rate of 5 percent or less. Regional was among 51 hospitals earning this honor. “This recognition underscores our commitment to patient safety and delivering quality health care,” said St. Joseph Health President & CEO Theron Park. “Our team works tirelessly throughout the year to ensure a high standard of care for all patients at Regional Hospital.” About TMF: TMF Health Quality Institute focuses on improving lives by improving the quality of health care through contracts with federal, state and local governments, as well as private organizations. For more than 45 years, TMF has helped health care providers and practitioners in a variety of settings improve care for their patients. www.tmf.org About St. Joseph Health: Since 1936 St. Joseph Health has been caring for the communities of Bryan, College Station, Brenham, Hearne, Navasota, Caldwell, Madisonville and Bellville. With the area’s only Level II Trauma Center, the first Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center and the first accredited Chest Pain Center in the Brazos Valley, St. Joseph Health is a leader in critical care and the largest provider of cardiovascular care in the region. [For more information, please contact Communications Manager Tracy Bates at 713-962-9347 or [email protected].] ###